Monday, 13 May 2024

Part 280. Excellent article

The parish magazine published by St. Paul's Parish Church, Rusthall  (Church of England) this month (May) has an excellent article by the Revd Tony Rutherford that is an antidote to fundamentalist, literalist, conservative evangelical theology.  It is a fairly long article. Below are some of the key points.

"Christianity...has to be concerned about personal justice - or equality of opportunity. And also show concern about social or collective justice and the impact of how we live our lives together in fairness.

The Bible is fallible and constantly open to intelligent interpretation.

A Christian  life is life of 'faith' in which Christians trust in the power of the love God shown in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.  Christians demonstrate their faith by their commitment of their lives to serving others in his name.  

God is not a person, or even a supernatural person, but a presence felt in loving relationships, and a power experienced in Acts of selfless giving."

I commend this article. It is published in full on the St Paul's Church, Rusthall website.


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